A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Hammon$1,300/mo

Typical home $226K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.63% · or rent about $775/mo · Housing →

Alex$1,020/mo

Typical home $179K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.57% · or rent about $900/mo · Housing →

The difference: $280 a month, about $3,300 a year, between Hammon and Alex.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Oklahoma ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

A−HammonBetter than 84% of districts in the state AAlexBetter than 91% of districts in the state

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

HammonAlex

Snow a year7″6″

January low22°F 27°F

July high94°F 95°F

Growing season (days)191d 214d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)85th 83rd

Outdoors & history

HammonAlex

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land0%22.6%

National Register places1 —

Archive photos—1

Community

HammonAlex

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

103 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

HammonOK AlexOK

Hammon ↔ Alex103 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Oklahoma average

HammonAlex

People

Population 457Lowest 529Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -15.7%Lowest OK: +5.5% -12.4%Highest OK: +5.5%

Median age 34.3±4.7Highest 7% below OK 33.2±6.1Lowest 10% below OK

Hammon and Alex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 29.5%±4.5 OK: 24% 29.5%±5.5 OK: 24%

Age 65+ 13.8%±4Lowest OK: 16.3% 18.7%±8.8Highest OK: 16.3%

Alex and Hammon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.9%Lowest OK: 28.3% 17%Highest OK: 28.3%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3.7%±2.1Highest OK: 5.8% 2.1%±2.5Lowest OK: 5.8%

Hammon and Alex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $52,500±$16kLowest 19% below OK $69,444±$19kHighest 7% above OK

Alex and Hammon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $83,800±$23kHighest 58% below OK $81,300±$48kLowest 59% below OK

Hammon and Alex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $775±$230Lowest 24% below OK $900±$228Highest 11% below OK

Alex and Hammon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $528Highest 67% below OK $467Lowest 71% below OK

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25%±47.7Highest OK: 46.3% 13.6%±80.2Lowest OK: 46.3%

Hammon and Alex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 33.8%Highest OK: 15.3% 9.9%Lowest OK: 15.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 81.9%Lowest OK: 65.8% 84.8%Highest OK: 65.8%

Typical home builtmedian year 1977Highest 3 yrs older than OK 1960Lowest 20 yrs older than OK

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 19 minLowest 15% below OK 22 minHighest 3% below OK

Work from home 9.4%±6.7Highest OK: 9.4% 5.7%±4Lowest OK: 9.4%

Hammon and Alex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 3.5%Highest 2%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 29.8 miHighest 28.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Lowest 0.66Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Cheyenne (20%)Oklahoma City (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in AlexFew work in Hammon

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 22.6%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.5 miLowest 1.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Highest 0Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 83.1Highest 7.1Lowest

Schools

School district HAMMONALEX

High school in town Hammon HSAlex HS

Students per teacherat that high school 7.3Lowest 16.9Highest

Oklahoma average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Hammon vs Alex

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they differ most

A typical home costs $280 more a month in Hammon

Grades and rankings, side by side

What daily life feels like in each

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